Judy
Judy

Days 30-36: My Journey from Pudgy to “Perfect0

This was not a good week for my workout regimen.  The combination of depression, tiredness, and shoes that don’t fit (meaning I have to workout barefoot) didn’t make for encouraging exercise circumstances.  I was also sick a few days this week which took the wind out of my sails a bit.

Day 30: Great Abs [...]

Days 23-29: My Journey from Pudgy to “Perfect”

Even though Mother Nature sidelined me for a few days I’ve been trying to keep up with some kind of exercise. So much for not having the monthly “gift” while breastfeeding. The same thing happened after the birth of my first DD so I shouldn’t be surprised.

Day 23: Great Abs Guaranteed

The seven [...]

Get A Good Night’s Sleep

Get A Good Night’s Sleep

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Days 21 & 22: My Journey from Pudgy to “Perfect”

At the end of my first three weeks I’ve been forced to take a small hiatus from exercising.  Saturday I had an assembly to attend.  I was up at 3:45 am because of the baby and got up to get everyone ready at 5:30 am.  We had a 3 hour drive to Lansing, MI and [...]

Days 3 & 4: My Journey from Pudgy to “Perfect”

Everyone has their own standard of perfection.  In the case of weight loss it’s the solid idea of what you’ll be like as the process of life modification molds you.  You must have concretely in mind more than just what you hope to look like, but what you hope the changes will do for your [...]

Sensitivity to Phosphates

You may never have thought much about this, but many manufacturers of processed and prepackaged foods add phosphates as a preservative and flavor enhancer.  Your Thanksgiving turkey, juicy pork loin, frozen chicken breasts, egg rolls and even your gallon of milk contains phosphates.  “Why is this of consequence?”, you may ask.  It’s important because it [...]

Alternatives to an Ice Pack

Have you ever had an injury that required an ice pack, but realized you didn’t have one available? I have. Here are some suggestions about what you can do to ice an injury in the absence of an ice pack:

1. This is just common sense – Ice in a plastic zip lock bag, maybe [...]

Tackle It Tuesday, First Edition

This past seven days have been days for firsts!  My first Wordless Wednesday, my little girl’s first trip to the symphony and now my first Tackle it Tuesday post.

Infant clothes for our new baby girl, NB, 0-3, and 3-6 months

Our family will be welcoming a new baby this winter.  According to [...]

Manic Monday

For a Monday this wasn’t too bad.  I woke up feeling physically better than most days. My belly didn’t hurt and neither did my hips.  The latter is funny to me considering I had a chiropractor’s appointment scheduled for later in the afternoon.  Given my state of physical function I decided that today would be [...]

Psoriasis: What Is It?

Psoriasis:  A Painful and Annoying Skin Disorder

Psoriasis is a condition of the skin caused by a malfunction of the immune system.  Doctors and scientists are unsure exactly what causes this malfunction.  In people that suffer from psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis the immune system attacks the growth layer of the skin.  Psoriasis occurs symetrically on [...]